Commissioners award contract to replace LaPlume bridge
Jun. 21—A contractor will replace a long-closed LaPlume Twp. bridge during the next 18 months, the project engineer said Wednesday.
The Lackawanna County commissioners awarded a $1,877,735 contract to replace the Ackerly Creek Bridge to Susquehanna Valley Construction Corp., of New Cumberland.
Built in 1904, according to state Department of Transportation records, the 42-feet long, two-lane arched bridge on College Road closed when it partially collapsed in 2011, county engineer Frank Summa said. The new bridge will be about 70 feet long, Summa said.
He expects replacement to begin this fall and take about a year.
In other business, the commissioners:
—Awarded $5,000 Community Re-Invest grants to 20 organizations for small projects.
The recipients and their projects' purpose and total cost are San Cataldo Club, Dunmore, historical building preservation, $5,000; West Scranton Wrestling Alumni Association, training mats, $10,000; Spring Brook Vol. Fire Company, lighting and electrical upgrades, $10,700; Vandling Borough maintenance/rehabilitation of borough building/garage, $5,000; William Walker Hose Company, Mayfield, security lock entry system replacement, $8,096; Archbald Community Ambulance Rescue Squad, thermal imaging cameras, $5,837; Northeastern Philharmonic Scrantastic Spectacular, Scranton, brass and percussion ensemble, $6,600; Dunmore Borough Bucktown Musicfest, $5,000; Eagle Hose Company No. 1, Dickson City, upgrade personal protective equipment, $5,631; Jessup Hose Company No. 2, Lucas 3 CPR device, $25,435; Justus Volunteer Fire Company, Scott Twp., upgrade truck bay lighting, $8,742; Northeastern Pennsylvania Council, Boy Scouts of America, financial assistance for youth members, $5,000; St. Stephen's Booster Club, Scranton, furnace replacement-energy efficiency update, $13,500; Olyphant Fire-Police uniforms, safety supplies, communications $5,000; playground refurbishment, mulch, Mayfield, $5,000; Jefferson Twp. Lions Club, exterior stair replacement, $7,200; American-Ukrainian Veterans capital assistance project facility renovation/addition, $5,000; Blakely/Peckville Crime Watch, police department, vehicle camera upgrade, $7,069; Veterans Home Association of Cortez, Jefferson, commercial dishwasher and dining room chairs, $5,000; and Olyphant Hose Company No. 2 façade improvements, $5,000.
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